part five several promissory notes expresed to be for
value received each bearing date the first day of October
1833 payable to the order of the said Martha J.H.
Bench at the Louisiana State Bank in New Orleans
the first for four thousand four hundred and fifty
seven 45 1/5/100 dollars (say $4457.45 1/5/100) due two years
after date the second for three thousand three hundred and
fifty six 19 1/5/100 dollars (say $3356.19 1/5/100) due three years
after date the third for three thousand one hundred and seventy
two 65 1/5/100 dollars (say $3172. 65 1/5/100 due four years after date
the fourth for two thousand nine hundred and eighty nine
11 1/5/100 dollars (say$2989. 11 1/5/100 due five years after date, and
the fifth for two thousand eight hundred and five 57 1/5/100 dollars
(say$2805.57 1/5) due six years after date which said note
amount in all to the sum of sixteen thousand seven hundred
and eighty 98/100 dollars ($16780.98) they being for the prin
cipal and interest of the said debt calculated at the rate of
seven per cent upon the amount of the principal debt above
mentioned And whereas the said party of the first
part is willing and desirous to secure the payment of said
debt & the interest thereon - Now therefore for the above
consideration And further consideration of one dollar to
him in hand paid by the party of the second part at &
before the sealing and delivery of these presents - the said party
of the first part hath given granted bargained sold aliened
sufcoffed released & confirmed and by these presents
doth give grant bargain sell alien sufcoff release & confirm
unto the party of the second part her heirs and assigns
forever all that certain piece or parcel of land situate in
Teritory of East Florida on the westard of the big Alachua
Savannah containing three thousand acres of land
being a part of a four thousand acre grant made
to Charles W. Clark by the Spanish Government and
sold by him to G.I.F. Clark & by him sold to the |